Freedom enjoy 2nd-straight Frontier League playoff berth

11:53 AM,
Sep. 10, 2013

The Florence Freedom celebrate clinching a playoff berth in the Frontier League after winning their home game Sept. 4.

Written by

Adam Turer

The Florence Freedom qualified for the Frontier League playoffs for the second straight season. They certainly made it interesting, waiting until the penultimate day of the regular season to clinch a postseason berth.

Florence posted a 53-43 regular season record and held the tiebreaker over the Gateway Grizzlies for the league's final wild card spot.

A strong second half propelled the Freedom to the playoffs. The team is eager to get back to the Frontier League Championship Series after losing coming just short of the championship last year. ...